Month: November 2018

By: Mikey Holzman (Correspondent) Financial independence is a rapidly approaching prospect for many high schoolers, which brings with it an onslaught of new tasks and responsibilities. Many of these are not self-explanatory and must be taught by someone who has experience, such as balancing a budget. A majority of public school systems nationwide have chosen not to offer life skills classes to their students, which would incorporate financial literacy units and lessons.

By: Anabelle Keimach (Correspondent) The “Camp Fire” camp been ravaging land and infrastructure throughout the town of Paradis, California for over a week now and has killed 77 people so far, becoming the most devastating wildfire the state had ever seen.

By: Matt Jacobson (Sports Editor Online) The Sharon High School Eagles defeated the Bellingham High School Blackhawks 40-26, improving their record to 2-8 this season. The Eagles will have a bye week before their final game of the 2018 season on Thanksgiving Day at 10:00 a.m. on the road against the Oliver Ames High School Tigers in Easton.

By: Matt Jacobson (Online Sports Editor) The Sharon High School Eagles were shutout against the Middleboro High School Sachems losing 19-0 and now have a 1-8 record. They will be on the road again to face the Bellingham High School Blackhawks at 7pm on Friday.

By: Jesse Cook (Sports Editor and News Correspondent) Dominique Mann, Sharon High School alum, rose up in the ranks in Washington and eventually became an advisor in the White House to former President Barack Obama. Recently, she organized a march to encourage people to vote called “The Audacity to Love, a March on the Polls.”

By: Rachel Hess Wachman (International News Correspondent) Armed men kidnapped seventy-nine students and three staff members from the Presbyterian Secondary School in Nkwen, a village in Bamenda, which is the capital of Cameroon’s Anglophone region.

By: Bradley Corn (Correspondent) Proponents of Question 1 say that nurses can’t handle the number of patients they are given. Opponents of Question 1 say if this passes, waiting times will go up in hospitals and will negatively affect patient care.

By: Ben Kane (Print Editor and Chief) Despite being a historically solid red state that has produced two presidential nominees since 1964, Arizona’s midterm elections are expecting to be contentious and highly influential.